James Garner

“In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.”

“Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president.”

“I'm working out every day. I'm in very good shape.”

“I'm a Methodist, but not as an actor.”

“I don't have any theories about acting, and I don't think about how to do it, except that an actor shouldn't take himself too seriously, and shouldn't try to make acting something it isn't.”

“I never finished the ninth grade.”

“I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets.”

“Even my stuntman is old.”

“What was I qualified to do to make a living? Nothing. You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And I didn't want to be a politician.”

“The only reason I'm an actor is that a lady pulled out of a parking space in front of a producer's office.”

“I'm an actor; I hire out.”

“You can never have too many friends.”

“I don't take success very well, because I know it's fleeting. And the next day, it can all fall apart. I know that, too. So I don't get too high, and I don't get too low. You get through the world a lot easier that way.”

“There's a lot of room for error with a wound in the rear. It's a wide target.”

“I've been on the wrong end of violence, and I've done violence myself... I refuse to glorify violence in my movie and television roles.”

“I think my attitude has always been to put food on the table.”

“I don't like the crowds, I don't like to get out of the house if I don't have to.”

“When I'm pushed, I shove.”

“Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.”

“I spent most of my time playing pool instead of studying.”